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Israel Draws ’Red Lines’ on Saudi Nuclear Ambitions

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2018-07-11 12:04:33

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Israel has reportedly informed the Trump Administration of several conditions it expects to be met if Saudi Arabia is be sold reactors to develop its nuclear potential, according to Israel’s Channel 10 news.

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz met with US Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Washington, stipulating several “red lines” and presented him with a series of steep demands about the need to keep a strict tab on the kingdom's activities.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raised eyebrows when he told CBS in May that his country was prepared to pursue nuclear weapons.

The announcement sparked uproar around the world as it raised fresh worries about a country which is home to the extremist Wahhabi ideology, having inspired terrorist groups such as Daesh, Nusra Front and al-Qaeda.

However, a subsequent video message delivered in Hebrew by Saudi journalist Louai Al-Sharif, who has strong ties to the royal family, assured viewers that any potential nuclear weapons programme in his country would be pursued only as a matter of self-defence.

Whilst Al-Sharif did not name any country specifically, the message implied that Iran, not Israel would be the subject of any nuclear threats.

Nevertheless, Steinitz made it clear to Perry that Israel wanted to prevent uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia, know all the details of the deal in advance and be consulted on the planned location of the nuclear reactors.

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